Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 9572 occurs at dawn on .
The Seventeenth of Tammuz (Hebrew: שבעה עשר בתמוז, Shiv’ah Asar b’Tammuz) is a Jewish fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple. It falls on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz and marks the beginning of the three-week mourning period leading up to Tisha B’Av. Like other minor fasts, Tzom Tammuz begins at dawn (first light) and ends at nightfall (full dark). If the 17th of Tammuz falls on a Shabbat, the fast is instead observed the next day, the 18th of Tammuz (on Sunday).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Tzom Tammuz 5809 | 17 Tamuz 9569 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 5810 | 17 Tamuz 9570 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 5811 | 17 Tamuz 9571 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 5812 | 17 Tamuz 9572 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 5813 | 17 Tamuz 9573 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 5814 | 17 Tamuz 9574 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 5815 | 18 Tamuz 9575 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 5816 | 17 Tamuz 9576 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10
Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10
Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6-56:8 · 16 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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